Art is no longer just a pleasure, it is also a business

By: Trademagazin Date: 2026. 02. 18. 10:55

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Art is Business welcomes interested parties with a forward-looking art&finance training in the spring of 2026: it explores the topic of art-backed financial transactions and their insurance with a recognized representative of the profession, Dr. Katalin Andreides, founder and head of Andreides Law in Rome. Art is no longer just a pleasure value: it also plays a serious role as a financial instrument. Art can help release capital as a strategic hedging tool, while protecting the value of collections. For this, knowledge of the legal, regulatory and practical frameworks is essential. The course helps you navigate this unique, international market safely and confidently.

What is the training about?

Art today goes beyond cultural value: it also plays an important role as a financial instrument. Art objects and luxury assets become strategic hedging instruments in sophisticated financial transactions. This allows wealthy clients to free up capital without having to part with their valuable collections, and financial institutions accept these assets as part of diversified lending models.

The legal and regulatory challenges of art-based collateral require specialized expertise. The goal of the training is for participants to navigate the art finance field safely and confidently, to learn about the opportunities, risks, and when specialized art law expertise is needed.

Katalin Andreides has been working with financial institutions, museums, galleries, and collectors for years, so during the training, participants can gain the most up-to-date and practical knowledge. His experience has been shaped in an international environment, having worked as an art lawyer for more than fifteen years, in private practice and in-house at a contemporary art foundation. He is an officer in the International Bar Association (IBA) Committee on Arts, Cultural Institutions and Heritage, member of the British Institute of International and Comparative LawLondon, and appointed arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Artin The Hague.

Main topics of the training:

Providing liquidity without selling
Providing bridging funds
Cash-flow equalization
Foreign exchange risk management
Anti-money laundering and sanctions due diligence
Checking the client’s contractual authority
Artifact profiling and legal compliance
Export/import and regulatory documentation
Independent valuation
Dispute prevention and management

Who do we recommend it to?

The training is mainly aimed at owners, managers, bankers, private banking professionals and lawyers of fine art collections, but we welcome everyone who wants to learn about fine art not only for enjoyment, but also from an investment and professional perspective.